The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-22
GOT IAN THESPIlN GOSSIP
PITHY PARAGRLP ~ ABOUT
STAGE PEOPLE.
Hsverlb's Great Scheme TO Defeat
she Interstate Commerce Law
New York Attractions.
IroRVrsPoypEvcE or THr ArpEALI

NEW lohh, NAY No.-ll pIOlcS-
sional sympathy and interest can
make Nine. Dolaro's Fashion" a
success at the Madison Square to-
morrow afternoon dolly" may look
for a successful launch into the
troubled waters of dramatic author.
ship. "Dolly's" path, bye the bye,
has not been over crowded with roses
Of late, and the erstwhile star, with
son and daughter to look after, has
had a pretty hard time to make both
ends meet.
The brilliant brain Of the individ-
usl who credited Miss Pigley in one
Of the dailies with having scored
great success in Prince Karl" has
broken out again. This time Billy"
Florence is booked to play the
Golden Giant, under the manage
ment Of Mr.. Harry Miner.
That was an interesting bit Of cor
respondence between the Lily and
Mr.. Ned" Gilmore that recently
came to light. So Mr.. Gebhardt is
partner in Mrs Langtry's business
enterprises. Pity Mr. Il. don't die
or do something of that sort. The
Lily is boxing far from well.
Rumor has il that Miss Lillian
Olcott is many, many thousands OF
dollars poorer than before the fas-
cinating gaze of the Theodore
lions were fastened upon her.
That pretty scene between Ned"
Sothern and Belle Archer over the
turnstile in the last act of THE
Highest Bidder" has been repro
duoed by the camera, and is COM
mented upon by the men about town
as very fetching
So Miss Rose Ooghlan, despite the
great amount Of denial, is consid
ering" the contract for Wallack's
next season. Mrs. Florence Girard-
Abbey has signed az "comedienne"
and Rose will be leading lady. This
may look well upon paper, but pray,
what does a comedienne" think she
ought to do?
Nine, Patti actually wept to such
an extent at her farewell in Aida, !"
that the Indian complexion suffered,
and yet she carries away Just about
100000 good American and Mexican
dollars.
Mr.. Amberg, the manager OF the
ITALIA, announced with no little
flourish at his benefit the other even
ing, that he had leased the Union
Square theater. How's this, Mr..
HIP Did not the talented Teuton
forget to say tor how long2 There's
difference between leasing a thea
ter and getting 10 weeks time.
The ephemeral and yet PbGnix
hky Haverly has gigantic amuse-
nent scheme on foot with lots of
capital behind it, Four hundred
people arc to be employed, the inter
state law TO be dehed by way of bal
con or something, and the whole
thing is said TO have millions in it. "
Miss Helen Bancroft got $50 to
play "Camille"a at the Windsor on the
last night Of the Morris engagement.
There was small house, aud the
dark beauty died Of WEAKNESS. She
was too tired even for au occasional
cough.
Miss Olga Brandon, she Of tn,
midnight eyes, is playing in burlesqut
with Willie Edouin, at the Royal
theater in London.
"Ermiuie's" shapely girls, the gay
whirl OF the Pink ballroom, and, ru-
NOR has it, sprightly Marie Jansen,
all combined to set fire to the aflec.
lions OF that genial young Prince Of
Germany, Leopold. He went three
times in ono week to see he merry
operetta.
It's pity that Miss Pauline Hal
does not content herself with the
brilliant exhibition OF gems upor
her shapely shoulders, head ant
arms, and sacrifice her rings to tn,
obscurity of. pair OF gloves in tn,
ball room scene in " Erminie,
Miss Celie Ellis is very prett,
soubrette, tho choristcrs are neatl!
undressed and the comedians clever
ergo the BLACK Hussar" is drawing
a little pitch fire at Wallack's.
The present has been the scasol
par excellence Of runs at the Lon
don playhouses. "Harbor Lights
at the Adolphi, has run nearly 50
times; sophia at the Vaudeville
is in its fourth coutuary; Dorothy
at the Prince Of Wales, has passe,
its 200th night and 1.-THE Butler
has been played over 100 times a
T0ole's.
Paul Arthur, the are you gazing
On-the girls comedian, is in view il
the Pyramid" at the Star. Mr.
Puerners opera is a pretty good on
for the first attempt.
&c. o. d., tho new musical alb
surdity for which Robert Fraser an
Fred q. Maeder are jointly response
bic, made big hit in Stamford
Conn, where il was produced Satur
day night, The company is no.
playing the Eastern circuit, and tn
authors expect that they will 500
produce ~. o. D." ip this cit,
Stanley Macy and Miss Laura Din:
more take the principal parts.
Pretty Leila Farrell, whose shape
" ankles turned many heads up /
the Bijou, is on her way back irol
the Pacific slope. Looking niue
thiuDer, they say, but then, whe
one gets rid of lung trouble so raj
idly, one is likely to look more sylp
like after 1t IS all over
Billy Bureh, the old Frisco mir
strel, takes benefit al Niblo's Nj
10Th.
Charles Froham has gone to S0
Francisco to superintcud the pr,
ductiou there Of Held by Il
Enemy"
Rose Cogblau, 0smand Tedrl
Kyrle Bellew, John Gilbert al
Nine. Ponisi will be members
the company at Wallack's theat
next season.
Harry de Lorme, The tenor, al
wife, Miss Adelyere Hynes, ha'
been engaged for three years wi
tie Conreid English Opera Coz
VI. j. Seaman closes his seas,
So urday night in Hartford Ma
p;tou sovs IL has heen tho m,